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interanimate

interanimate

9.9
Giving people more energy and new ideas when they work or talk together
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntəˈrænɪmeɪt/
translation icon : interactivo
  • A truly interanimate classroom encourages students to inspire and challenge each other.

Examples

  • The interanimate discussions between the two teams sparked new ideas.

  • Their interanimate friendship brought out the best in both of them.

  • The interanimate energy of the debate kept everyone engaged until late in the evening.

  • Their interanimate relationship inspired everyone around them.

  • The interanimate energy of the discussion made everyone feel excited and involved.

  • In an interanimate environment, team members thrive as they build off each other's creativity.

  • Their interanimate interactions during the project helped both artists grow in their styles.

Synonyms

interactional
vsinteranimate
1 6.7

Relating to communication and how people or things affect each other

is stronger and emphasises lively mutual stimulation

How Stimulating

invigorating
9 4.4
interanimate
9.9
enlivening
1 4.8
interesting
1.0
dull
182 1.3

Surface Forms

interanimate positive

Morphology

interanimate = animate (transparent) = inter + animate

The meaning is directly built from 'inter-' plus 'animate' in the sense of mutually enlivening or affecting each other.

Etymology

Interanimate as an adjective also joins inter- 'between' or 'mutual' with animate 'to give life', like in animation and animal. So something described as interanimate makes people or ideas lively together, showing a mutual, energizing interaction.